Hotspots at Car Rental Companies

It‘s Monday morning, you‘ve been incognito for over
3 hours as the plane finally lands, taxis to the gate and
opens its doors. You and 120 other passengers begin the
scramble for ground transportation. Out of the plane the
race continues!
Wouldn’t it be nice to check your e-mail to find out what
happened on Friday afternoon and Monday morning?

Airport arrival areas are setup to get people out of the
airport quickly and efficiently. In general, there are no
areas to sit down and have a coffee. Most often there is
no hotspot infrastructure for people leaving the airport.
Car hire companies have identified their departure lobbies
as potential hotspots and the customers love it. In
the US the two largest chains Avis and Hertz have begun
rollout of hotspots at their major airports. Hertz will
provide their service in conjunction with Wayport and
Avis has recently signed a deal with SBC to supply 88 of
its locations.
Hertz will furthermore integrate all Wayport hotspot
locations directly into the Hertz GPS neverlost system, so
that travelling users can click on Wayport in GPS and will
be guided directly to the next hotspot location.
Excellent idea and it is of course time for European WISPs
to get on the bandwagon. Since car hire companies often
have a separate location than the airport itself, it is also
a great opportunity for independent WISP s wanting to
offer service at an airport where otherwise the airport
authority has restrictive monopoly on frequency and
service provisioning.
Who will be the first to help Sixt, Europcar and other car
hire chains offer a hotspot service at European airport
destinations?